1994 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1994.
Decade1990s in jazz
Music1994 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1993 in jazz – 1995 in jazz
| 1994 in jazz | |
|---|---|
Ornette Coleman, 1994 | |
| Decade | 1990s in jazz |
| Music | 1994 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1993 in jazz – 1995 in jazz |
Events
March
- 25 – The 21st Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (March 25 – 27).[1]
May
- 20 – The 23rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 20 – 23).[2]
- 26 – The 22nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 5).[3]
July
- 1
- The 17th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1–10).[4]
- The 4th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1–15).[5]
- The 15th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1–16).[6]
- The 28th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1–16).[7]
- 8 – The 19th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 8–10).[8]
- 16 – The 29th Pori Jazz started in Pori, Finland (July 16–24).[9]
- 18 – The 35th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 18–23).[10]
August
- 12 – The 11th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 12–14).[11]
September
- 16 – The 37th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16–18).[12]
Album releases
- Myra Melford: Even the Sounds Shine
- Toshiko Akiyoshi: Desert Lady
- Matthew Shipp: Critical Mass
- Pat Metheny: Zero Tolerance for Silence
- Henry Threadgill: Carry the Day
- Ken Vandermark: Solid Action
- Steve Coleman: Def Trance Beat
- Chick Corea: Expressions
- Misha Mengelberg: Mix
- Bobby Previte: Slay the Suitors
- Joshua Redman: MoodSwing
- Franklin Kiermyer: Solomon's Daughter
- Mark Helias: Loopin' the Cool
- Jessica Williams: Momentum
- Fred Anderson: Vintage Duets
- Norman Brown: After the Storm
- David S. Ware: Earthquation
- Eliane Elias: Solos and Duets
- Hugh Masekela: Hope
- Ray Anderson, Han Bennink and Christy Doran: Azurety
- John Surman Quartet: Stranger Than Fiction
- Wallace Roney: Mistérios
- Peter Erskine: Time Being
- Louis Sclavis and Dominique Pifarély: Acoustic Quartet
- Carol Sloane: When I Look in Your Eyes
- Edward Vesala with Sound & Fury: Nordic Gallery
- Red Sun and SamulNori: Then Comes The White Tiger
- Krakatau: Matinale
- John Abercrombie Trio: Speak of the Devil
- Trevor Watts and the Moire Music Ensemble: A Wider Embrace
- Jan Garbarek with Anouar Brahem and Ustad Shaukat Hussain: Madar
- Don Cherry with Bobo Stenson and Lennart Åberg: Dona Nostra
- Vincent Herring: The Days of Wine and Roses
- Michel Camilo: One More Once
- Marilyn Crispell: Stellar Pulsations / Three Composers
- Karl Berger: Conversations
- Charlie Haden's Quartet West: Always Say Goodbye
- European Music Orchestra: Guest
Deaths
- January
- 1 – James Clay, American tenor saxophonist and flutist (born 1935).
- 30 – Tiny Davis, American trumpeter and vocalist (born 1909).
- February
- 8 – Raymond Scott, American composer, band leader, pianist, and electronic instrument inventor (born 1908).
- March
- 9 – Maurice Purtill or Moe Purtill, American drummer, Glenn Miller Orchestra (born 1916).
- 13 – Danny Barker, American guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and author (born 1909).
- 19 – Rafig Babayev, Azerbaijani musician and composer (born 1937).
- 24 – Tommy Benford, American drummer (born 1905).
- April
- 2 – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1920).
- 6 – Dick Cary, American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1916).
- 16 – Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (born 1913).
- 22 – Jack Bentley, English trombonist, journalist, and scriptwriter (born 1913).
- May
- 23 – Joe Pass, American guitarist of Sicilian descent (born 1929).
- 25 – Eric Gale, American guitarist (born 1938).
- 26
- Gil Fuller, American composer and arranger (born 1920).
- Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (born 1940).
- 27 – Red Rodney, American trumpeter (born 1927).
- 29 – Oliver Jackson, American drummer (born 1933).
- 30 – Jean Omer, Belgian reedist and bandleader (born 1912).
- June
- 7 – Willie Humphrey, American clarinetist (born 1900).
- 14
- Henry Mancini, American composer, conductor, and arranger (born 1924).
- Lionel Grigson, British pianist, cornettist, trumpeter, and composer (born 1942).
- 21 – Dennis Berry, English saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer (born 1921).
- July
- 11 – Lex Humphries, American drummer (born 1936).
- August
- 6 – Jacques Pelzer, Belgian alto saxophonist and flautist (born 1924).[13]
- 12 – Gene Cherico, American upright bassist (born 1935).
- 18 – Charles Redland, Swedish saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1911).
- September
- 5 – Billy Usselton, American jazz reed player (born 1926).
- 6 – Max Kaminsky, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1908).[14]
- 13 – John Stevens, English drummer, Spontaneous Music Ensemble (born 1940).
- 16 – Bernie Leighton, American pianist (born 1921).
- 20 – Jimmy Hamilton, American clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and composer (born 1917).
- 22
- Bob Lively, American saxophonist (born 1923).
- Leonard Feather, British pianist, composer, and producer (born 1914).
- 29 – David van Kriedt, American composer, saxophonist, and music teacher (born 1922).
- October
- 3 – Scoville Browne, American reedist (born 1909).
- 4 – Danny Gatton, American guitarist (born 1945).
- 5 – Nini Rosso, Italian jazz trumpeter and composer (born 1926).
- 8 – John Neely, American tenor saxophonist and arranger (born 1930).
- 21
- Lanny Steele, American pianist and composer (born 1933).
- Thore Ehrling, Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (born 1912).
- November
- 4 – Jack Sharpe, English saxophonist and bandleader (born 1930).
- 7 – Shorty Rogers, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (born 1924).
- 10 – Carmen McRae, American singer, composer, pianist, and actress (born 1922).
- 18 – Cab Calloway, American singer and bandleader (born 1907).
- 28 – Al Levitt, American drummer (born 1932).
- 30 – Connie Kay, American drummer (born 1927).
- December
- 8 – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and singer (born 1927).
- 14 – Mary Ann McCall, American singer (born 1919).
- 19
- Bill Douglass, American drummer (born 1923).
- Noel Pointer, American jazz violinist and record producer (born 1954).
Births
- February
- 8 – Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer.
- March
- 23 – Gentle Bones, Singaporean singer and composer.
- April
- 9 – Jo David Meyer Lysne, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
- May
- Unknown date
- Amalie Holt Kleive, Norwegian singer and composer.
- Billie Black, British singer.
- Veronica Swift, American singer.
